So your front hall sets the tone for the rest of the house, right? You’ve heard that before. Then why not put something there that speaks of your personality or the personality of the home?
Hope you already have the ‘perfect’ cocktail table for your living room….you will hopefully be putting it to good use this holiday season. I don’t understand people who say they never use their living room, cause that’s one of my favourite rooms of the house....
Don’t you find you crave simplicity more and more….? Yet, the holidays seem to get busier and crazier. So here are a few no-brainer ideas to decorate your home this season and get you and your family in the holiday spirit.
Love the feel of this home – right from the long driveway leading up to this custom built house – down to the stunning light fixtures. It sweeps you away to a grand home in the country but one that is warm and lived in....
To die for! That’s all I can say about this paper. And expensive. No nicer way to say it… But there is nothing out there that compares. We’ve looked. This is a textured linen fabric on paper with a slightly metallic damask printed on top....
Apparently both. When tapestries weave their way on to the fashion runways of top designers, you know they are going to be big in home decor too. The two industries are more closely related than ever with trends in each almost occurring simultaneously now.
Fashionistas and decoristas love it! Chinoiserie is a french term used to describe an eastern influence on decoration. This style entered the European scene in the mid 17th century when French Kings adorned their country homes with it. Today with an ever-increasing trend towards...
It’s a way of life. I’m no expert on Parisian style. We were only there 10 days, but in my humble opinion Parisian chic prevailed wherever we went. It might have been in different flavours from one neighbourhood to another but it was always about...
Who doesn’t love damask? It’s the newfound classic! This pattern is the chameleon of designs. Place it in any style room and colour scheme; it will adapt and enhance the atmosphere you want to set. From furniture to fabrics, from wallpaper to rugs its EVERYWHERE!...
Interest, sophistication and rhythm are just a few reasons why we love geometric patterns. They are great for any scheme and will fit into any style whether that is traditional, modern, formal or casual.
Sometimes we get stuck. (or truth be told, I mean, clients get stuck) We see a piece that looks a little country or a little rock-n-roll and we think it could only fit into a country room or a Rolling Stones condo.
Styling or accessorizing a room is like the icing on the cake. This is where you can really give it some personality. It is by far one of the most satisfying parts of the decorating process. When you stop short of this it really...
We can’t give it all away so we’ll show you just one of our favourite shots. And I say just one cause really there are so many beautiful vignettes. This is a beautiful handcrafted wood chest from a company called French Heritage. It is actually...
What you do on the walls and the ceiling (referred to as the fifth wall) has a huge impact in your decoration. You can almost do nothing else but do something impactful with the walls and it will give you instant gratification.
We are photographing a home in Aurora, Ontario that we’ve been working on for the last 8 or 9 months. So why is there so much anxiety just 2 weeks before the shoot? Well, let me count the ways….
When you’ve been doing this as long as we have, you have a lot of past clients (thank you, we love them). So, we’ve spec’d a lot of homes in the trend colours of the last decade with camels, tans, golds,… for their walls. Guess...
I wish it was like HGTV and it could all be done in one day. The reality is it takes months to put together a room, let alone a few rooms. It starts with the planning: floor planning, furniture selections, colour selections, fabric selections, accessories...
I really don’t understand how one can distress over what to wear but not what shoes to finish the outfit with. Similarly, so much attention is given to the main pieces of upholstery in a room, namely the sofa, but not the chairs. I’d give...
Even when wallpaper was ‘out’, some of the best dressed homes sported very fashionable wallcoverings. You just can’t beat the impact or warmth it can give to a room. Think about it – its a lot of square footage you can cover.
Why do we flock to the garden centres in spring? By mid-March we’re tired of our grey and black clothing and grey skies, particularly those of us living in northern climates. New York decorator Mario Buatta says that ‘colour is a mood...
There is something authentic and stylish about that. Who doesn’t love a bargain? I don’t mean a bargain on junk but on good quality items. Decorators ‘get’ it; you’ll find lots of ‘bargains’ in my home right along side the $$$$ down-filled sofa. It usually...
The lines have become blurred. But that’s a good thing. Looks evolve over time: fashion does as well as home decor. Otherwise, we’d still be sporting animal skins as clothing and living in caves. The direction of traditional home decor has shifted in...
